Guatemalan Spanish

Guatemalan Spanish (Spanish: Español guatemalteco) is the national variant of Spanish spoken in the Central American country of Guatemala. While 93% of Guatemalans in total speak Spanish, it is the native language of only 69% of the population due to the prevalence of languages in the indigenous Mayan and Arawakan families. Guatemalans typically use the second-person singular personal pronoun vos alongside the standard Spanish second-person singular pronouns and usted to form a three-level system of second-person singular address.

Guatemalan Spanish
Español guatemalteco
Pronunciation[espaˈɲol ɣwatemalˈteko]
Native toGuatemala
RegionCentral American Spanish
Native speakers
7,2 million (2014)
2,470,000 in Guatemala (2014)
Indo-European
Early forms
Old Latin
Writing system
Latin (Spanish alphabet)
Official status
Official language in
 Guatemala
Regulated byAcademia Guatemalteca de la Lengua
Language codes
ISO 639-1es
ISO 639-2spa
ISO 639-3
GlottologNone
IETFes-GT
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